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Unit 5
Lesson 1
The admirable
Unit 6
Lesson 1-(2)
Part 1—Lead in
Lead in
Do you remember Tu Youyou’s work and achievement? You can use the following information.
Lead in
study Chinese medicine
establish a team
find a cure
research hundreds of traditional recipes
use modern research methods
have limited resources
come across a promising chemical
discover artemisinin
be awarded a Noble Prize
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Part 2—Reading comprehension
Read and think
At the Nobel Prize Lecture on 7 December, 2015, an 84-year-old Chinese woman walked slowly on to the stage. She began to talk about the life-saving drug, artemisinin, which she had discovered with the help of her team in the 1970s. The woman was Tu Youyou, the first Chinese female scientist to be awarded a Nobel Prize for her work. A scientist who was on the Nobel Prize Committee called Hans Forssberg explained that "the discovery of artemisinin has led to the development of new drugs which have saved the lives of millions". When thanking the